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Child marriage

Child marriage is a global problem that affect millions of children, mostly girls, across the world. Child marriage has numerous adverse effects on the overall well-being of children who are mentally, psychologically, emotionally and physical unfit for married life. It constitutes a violation of child rights and must be abolished. It deprives those involved of education and health services, the chance to learn skills and to develop their personalities.

Since girls are more likely to marry young than boys, and illiterate girls are significantly more at risk of child marriage; Save the Children works with gender transformative programmes that are focused to enroll and retain girls in schools.

Ending child marriage requires the joint effort of all organisations from community level to national and global level. Save the Children works in networks and in collaboration with different stakeholders and sees child marriage as a crosscutting issue that should be mainstreamed into all development work. A reduction in child marriage, FGM and sexual violence will reduce the levels of maternal and infant mortality due to under-age pregnancies and unsafe pregnancies and delivery.

Recent reports have suggested that child marriage among Syrians may be increasing as a result of displacement and conflict. This study sought to gather qualitative data about the factors that promote child marriage practices among Syrian refugees in Al Ma

As part of Agenda 2030, the world’s governments have set ambitious targets to end violence by 2030, in order to deliver the vision of a world where all children – boys and girls alike – grow up free from violence. This year’s resolution is an opportunity

Published 2017, the German version of the Psychological First Aid Training Manual for Child Practitioners (PFA) is a condensed psychological first aid training based on the original two-day Psychological First Aid Training for Child Practitioners. It buil

This first ever national study on violence against children in the Philippines used both quantitative and qualitative research methods to gather data on violence against children experienced in a range of situations and locations. Specifically, the study

During the 33rd Regular Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), a side event was held to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the World Report on Violence Against Children (2006), organized by the Working Group on Children and Violence of

In February 2017, the Lithuanian Parliament passed amendments to the Law on the Fundamentals of Protection of the Rights of the Child 1996. The reform makes Lithuania the 52nd state worldwide to prohibit corporal punishment of children in all settings and

Prepared by Migrationsverket (Sweden), Lifos in cooperation with Landinfo (Norway), this report outlines the situation for women in Palestine with regards to domestic violence, sexual violence, honor-related violence, and early and forced marriage. Lifos

By 11 October, an estimated 536,000 Rohingya refugees had fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh following targeted violence and human rights violations at the end of August. Between 9 and 11 September 2017, an assessment team consisting of protection staff from

Through their collaboration and collective action CSOs increase their impact in ENDING VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN, shape and contribute to the success of End Violence, and play a significant and complementary role in the ACHIEVEMENT OF SDG TARGET 16.2 and

The prevalence of child marriage in Senegal is 31% before age 18 and 8.5% before age 15. This amounts to 42,905 girls married before age 18 every year, of which 11,764 are married before age 15. The national prevalence has decreased by 16 percentage point

INSPIRE is an evidence-based resource for anyone committed to preventing and responding to violence against children and adolescents. The document presents seven strategies to help countries and communities intensify their focus on prevention programs and

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